Purely Joyful Movie!

Beautiful, moving film.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Major kudos to Aussie director Jennifer Kent, who managed to distill down all the pain and loneliness of being a working-class single mother, into one of the most frightening ghost stories I've seen. The Babadook represents everything good horror can and should be, with plenty of heart, humor and social commentary for good measure. Here's to female directors willing to explore issues all too often ignored in film.

A single mother has a tough time caring after a really troubled child who's like 6 or 7 by herself because the husband died the day he was born. That's surely enough to mess a little kid up and the kid was pretty screwed up in the first half. The mom some reason reads a really scary book to him which makes it harder and harder for both of them to sleep. Weird things happen and the pair think something is out to get them. I'm not sure if it is or if it's sleep deprivation and drugs along with that book that create a scary feeling for the pair. I'm not sure if I liked the ending which could have made it good for me but overall I just wasn't that entertained. The actors did a good job and I don't have complaints for them I was just a little bored and never scared.

This has gotta be one of my favorite horror films of all time. A creepy slow burn, its perfect.

It's hard to believe there is so many overly positive ratings about this film. It starts off ok and builds the scene, I get that. But then the last 45 minutes of the babadook is terrible with a weak ending. Save yourself some time and watch something else